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Application Deadline and Information: 
The Green New Deal Oversight Board (GND Oversight Board) Member Application is due October 13, 2023 at 11:59pm PST. Click here for more information on the GND Oversight Board's Roles and Responsibilities. If you have any questions or need to access this application in a different format, you can email equityenviro@seattle.gov. 

GND Oversight Board Overview:  
Seattle’s Green New Deal seeks to eliminate climate pollution by 2030 while creating jobs that advance a just and equitable transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy by prioritizing investments in communities most harmed by economic, racial, and environmental injustices.  

The City of Seattle is seeking passionate individuals to serve on the GND Oversight Board to provide budget, policy, programmatic, and project recommendations to advance Seattle's Green New Deal. GND Oversight Board members work collaboratively on climate solutions that promote justice and equity for frontline communities who are most affected by the climate crisis. 
 
Board Member Commitment -- Approximately 6-8 hours of time per month:
  • Attend evening meetings every 3rd Monday of the month
  • Requires approximately 2 hours of prep time prior to monthly Board meetings  
  • Participation in Oversight Board related engagement events
  • Optional participation in one of the Oversight Board's Subcommittees
  • Participation in annual Board Retreat
 

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* 1. First Name

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* 2. Last Name

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* 3. Name you would like to be called

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* 4. Pronouns

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* 5. Email Address

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* 6. Phone Number

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* 7. Home Address

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* 8. It’s important that GND Oversight Board members are connected to communities in Seattle. If you live outside of Seattle, do you work, worship, or otherwise have connections to communities in Seattle?

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* 9. What is your preferred method of communication? (Check all that apply.)

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* 10. Do you have any accessibility needs (e.g., closed captioning, large print, wheelchair access, gender neutral bathrooms, etc.)?

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* 11. The GND Oversight Board will be comprised of 19 members who shall be comprised of the following. Please select which positions you are applying for. You may choose more than one.

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* 12. Please upload a resume or a curriculum vitae (CV).

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* 13. Please upload your written responses to the following two questions. Please do not exceed more than 300 words for each response, 600 words total.
  1. Why are you interested in serving on the GND Oversight Board? 
  2. What is your climate justice vision for Seattle's Green New Deal as it relates to the GND Oversight Board's 3 pillars? The GND Oversight Board’s 3 pillars are:
    • Address the climate crisis and environmental injustice through carbon pollution reduction and climate adaptation efforts. 
    • Build an inclusive and equitable low carbon economy. 
    • Promote community health and well-being by investing deeply in Black, Indigenous and other communities of color, immigrants and refugees as well as vulnerable communities and those with low incomes to reduce climate related health inequities and foster community resilience.

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